v15_0019 - HISPANIA - SPAIN - IBERIAN - CASTULO/KASTILO (Province of Jaen/Calzona) Demi unité de bronze ou semis, (PB, Æ 19)
MONNAIES 15 (2002)
Starting price : 115.00 €
Estimate : 230.00 €
Realised price : 115.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 125.00 €
Starting price : 115.00 €
Estimate : 230.00 €
Realised price : 115.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 125.00 €
Type : Demi unité de bronze ou semis, (PB, Æ 19)
Date: Ier siècle avant J.-C.
Mint name / Town : Castulo
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 5,32 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Patine noire lissée. Beau portrait. Joli revers. Frappe vigoureuse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LETTRE A DEVANT LE VISAGE.
Obverse description : Tête masculine diadémée à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE IBÉRIQUE KASTILO À L’EXERGUE.
Reverse description : Taureau passant à droite ; au-dessus, L et un croissant.
Commentary
Portrait inhabituel et poids lourd.
Historical background
HISPANIA - SPAIN - IBERIAN - CASTULO/KASTILO (Province of Jaen/Calzona)
(2nd and 1st century BC)
The coinage of Kastilo was very important and lasted until the Augustan period. We have a kind of monetary system with aces, semis and quadrans. The location of this workshop is given in Calzona Linares in the province of Jaén. The toponym is written in Iberian characters.
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